Harburnhead Wind Farm (51.7 MW)
Harburnhead Wind Farm is a 51.7 MW wind farm project in West Lothian, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 December 2016; the record was last updated on 4 June 2018. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 December 2011 | Application submitted |
| 9 July 2014 | Section 36 consent granted (Scottish Ministers) |
| 4 February 2016 | Construction started |
| 1 December 2016 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 51.7 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 4 June 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Gresham House
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- not recorded
- Turbines
- 22
- Turbine height
- 126 m
- Address (REPD)
- West Calder, West Lothian
- Council area (by location)
- West Lothian
- Time to decision
- 133 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4225
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camilty Plantation Wind Farm | wind farm | 25.8 | approved, not built | 1.8 |
| Pearie Law Wind Farm | wind farm | 19.2 | operational | 2.3 |
| Fauch Hill | wind farm | 48 | refused on appeal | 2.3 |
| Pearie Law 2 | wind farm | 14.4 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Harrow's Law | wind farm | 39 | refused on appeal | 4.6 |
| Fauch Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 69 | refused | 4.7 |
| Woolfords Farm - Onshore Wind Turbines | wind farm | 19.8 | approved, not built | 4.7 |
| Pates Hill | wind farm | 14 | operational | 5.0 |
| PATES HILL WIND FARM Extension | wind farm | 6 | application withdrawn | 5.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.8087, -3.5322).